VolTSX23
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I think a huge mistake is being made here, among us the posters. What has Arian Foster done this year but show up and recieve accolades? I mean in the past he's been an adequate back, and his momma, allegedly, showed up here passively demanding our support and structure through several posts. He's been hurt most of the time, like a motor at jim-bobs thats always being worked on but never quite makes it to installation. Arian Foster you are at one of the all time top 10 football universities in the land....that like many UT backs b4 you will springboard you to a 6 figure salary in the NFL for services rendered.....What do the Vol fans get in return? Bout time you stepped up to the challenge, answered the call....be a he stud and give the Vol fans their meat...then you get the NFL.
I'll tell you what I think is ridiculous. Is a player of Arians ability that is a no show when he's needed (Gators), not just the Marshall game where I might have benched him to avoid a injury where a far lesser team was played and to risk him to injury isnt worth it. Mark my words , we''ll end up squeaking by Memphis because their HC is an old school DC and he's tough as nails. We'll get the win on raw athletic ability.....then we face Georgia, where Arian will come out amazingly healed because he and his intrests know that a good performance against Georgia will get him noticed. Typical springboard tactic of an NFL minded kid that uses a div1a school to further his intrests. Whats ridiculous to me is people buying in to this kid, he has done precious little to further the Vols intrest but sits and waits for his opportunity to shine. When its said and done he''ll get drafted 3rd round and he'll not do to well because he has no heart. He has some athletic ability and a wheelbarrow load of selfish smack.Jamal Lewis was hurt pretty frequently for the Vols. He played football yesterday. I don't see how a huge mistake is being made. Arian is the only back that has produced anything significant at this point. Coker had one good game against a pretty crappy defense. Hardesty has made a few plays. Foster has ran for more yardage than the other two combined. If you want someone to be a stud and play through injuries, how about Arian playing several games last year with two shoulders that required surgery? I think his knee was also banged up. Meanwhile, you've got Hardesty and Coker on the sideline nursing injuries. Don't come on here and question Foster's toughness because he sat out a game against Marshall while Coker broke a big run on a team from a conference famous for poor defense. That's just ridiculous.
I agree with what you say about Foster. There is no point in playing him against Marshall and he is the only one of the three who has done it game after game against top notch competition week in and week out...SO FAR. You are also right that Coker has only had one good game but there is a pretty good reason for that...IT'S THE ONLY CHANCE HE'S HAD TO GET MORE THAN A REP OR TWO! As for Marshall's defense...they pretty well shut Hardesty down most of the game. Two points: If Coker gets past the LB's, he will run away from almost anyone in the country (and neither Hardesty nor Foster would have taken it 89.) He ran a 4.28 last year in Knoxville and a 4.3 at the Nike camp as a senior in HS. The quesion about him has been his toughness and his ability to hold onto the ball. Saturday, in his only real chance to carry the ball, he ran hard between the tackles and held on to the ball. If Foster is healthy, I think you go Foster, Coker, Hardesty. If he's not, you go Coker, Hardesty, Yancey. Not to take anything away from Hardesty...I think he is a very good back. I just think that if Coker continues to hold on to the ball and run hard between the tackles, with that speed, he has a chance to be really special. When was the last time there was a legitimate threat at UT to go the distance every time he touches the ball? That's what Coker gives you.Jamal Lewis was hurt pretty frequently for the Vols. He played football yesterday. I don't see how a huge mistake is being made. Arian is the only back that has produced anything significant at this point. Coker had one good game against a pretty crappy defense. Hardesty has made a few plays. Foster has ran for more yardage than the other two combined. If you want someone to be a stud and play through injuries, how about Arian playing several games last year with two shoulders that required surgery? I think his knee was also banged up. Meanwhile, you've got Hardesty and Coker on the sideline nursing injuries. Don't come on here and question Foster's toughness because he sat out a game against Marshall while Coker broke a big run on a team from a conference famous for poor defense. That's just ridiculous.
I agree with what you say about Foster. There is no point in playing him against Marshall and he is the only one of the three who has done it game after game against top notch competition week in and week out...
I think a huge mistake is being made here, among us the posters. What has Arian Foster done this year but show up and recieve accolades? I mean in the past he's been an adequate back, and his momma, allegedly, showed up here passively demanding our support and structure through several posts. He's been hurt most of the time, like a motor at jim-bobs thats always being worked on but never quite makes it to installation. Arian Foster you are at one of the all time top 10 football universities in the land....that like many UT backs b4 you will springboard you to a 6 figure salary in the NFL for services rendered.....What do the Vol fans get in return? Bout time you stepped up to the challenge, answered the call....be a he stud and give the Vol fans their meat...then you get the NFL.
You don't think Foster proved himself last year? He finished the year w/ 5 straight 100 yd games (and Notre Dame was one of them). I don't care which SEC team it is (VU included)...228 in a game is proving yourself. They probably should've quit fooling with the fool (GR) and gone with him earlier. Do I think he's an all-time great? No. Do I think he has proven himself? Absolutely.Please enlighten us by telling us who this top notch competition is that Foster has performed well against week in and week out because I was unaware that the likes of Vanderbilt and Kentucky were considered top notch competition.
You don't think Foster proved himself last year? He finished the year w/ 5 straight 100 yd games (and Notre Dame was one of them). I don't care which SEC team it is (VU included)...228 in a game is proving yourself. They probably should've quit fooling with the fool (GR) and gone with him earlier. Do I think he's an all-time great? No. Do I think he has proven himself? Absolutely.
I'll tell you what I think is ridiculous. Is a player of Arians ability that is a no show when he's needed (Gators), not just the Marshall game where I might have benched him to avoid a injury where a far lesser team was played and to risk him to injury isnt worth it. Mark my words , we''ll end up squeaking by Memphis because their HC is an old school DC and he's tough as nails. We'll get the win on raw athletic ability.....then we face Georgia, where Arian will come out amazingly healed because he and his intrests know that a good performance against Georgia will get him noticed. Typical springboard tactic of an NFL minded kid that uses a div1a school to further his intrests. Whats ridiculous to me is people buying in to this kid, he has done precious little to further the Vols intrest but sits and waits for his opportunity to shine. When its said and done he''ll get drafted 3rd round and he'll not do to well because he has no heart. He has some athletic ability and a wheelbarrow load of selfish smack.
I'll tell you what I think is ridiculous. Is a player of Arians ability that is a no show when he's needed (Gators), not just the Marshall game where I might have benched him to avoid a injury where a far lesser team was played and to risk him to injury isnt worth it. Mark my words , we''ll end up squeaking by Memphis because their HC is an old school DC and he's tough as nails. We'll get the win on raw athletic ability.....then we face Georgia, where Arian will come out amazingly healed because he and his intrests know that a good performance against Georgia will get him noticed. Typical springboard tactic of an NFL minded kid that uses a div1a school to further his intrests. Whats ridiculous to me is people buying in to this kid, he has done precious little to further the Vols intrest but sits and waits for his opportunity to shine. When its said and done he''ll get drafted 3rd round and he'll not do to well because he has no heart. He has some athletic ability and a wheelbarrow load of selfish smack.